Trader Joe's 50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews Net Wt. 15 oz (1 LB) 454g Dist. & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, CA 91016 Cashews Product of India and Vietnam

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1107-2024) was formally reported on April 3, 2024, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 15, 2024. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Wenders LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Dublin, CA. Federal records indicate 6001 cases units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Potential contamination with Salmonella. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: U.S. distribution: CA, WA, TX No foreign distribution.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 2 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.